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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for an annual audit report filed by a |
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school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.0081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.0081. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN LEGAL FEES IN REPORT. A |
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school district shall include in the district's annual audit report |
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filed under Section 44.008 as a separately itemized expense all |
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legal fees incurred by the district in connection with providing |
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special education services, including legal fees incurred for |
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representation in impartial due process hearings brought under 20 |
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U.S.C. Section 1415. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an annual audit report submitted by a school district for a |
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fiscal year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |